October has begun + News about Tosca in NY

In 2004 it was Verdi Gala in Parma on October 10th. This year it will be Carmen in Munich on October 10th. I am so looking forward to that performance.

+ October 10th Tosca from the Met in HD? Maybe in a cinema near you...

Marcelo Alvarez has, it appears, called the new Tosca at the Met a car-wreck. Maybe the interviewer put that word in his mouth. La Cieca thinks he may regret that news article.
- Marcelo, some things are better said when you write your self-biography.

New York Times

Even tenor says problems in `Tosca'

San Francisco Chronicle - Ronald Blum - ‎Sep 30, 2009‎

Marcelo Alvarez likens parts of Luc Bondy's controversial new production of Puccini's "Tosca" to a car wreck. ...

Joseph Colaneri To Conduct Tonight's Production Of Met's TOSCA Broadway World

Director spoils Karita Mattila's Tosca party at Metropolitan Opera Helsingin Sanomat

Carlo Guelfi To Sing Scarpia In Tonight's Performance Of Met's ... Broadway World

all 24 news articles »

guardian.co.uk

The Met's Twist on 'Tosca'? It's the Audience That Gets the Knife.

Washington Post - Anne Midgette - ‎Sep 21, 2009‎

Karita Mattila as Tosca and Marcelo Alvarez as Cavaradossi in the Metropolitan Opera's season opener. (By Ken Howard -- Metropolitan Opera) By Anne Midgette ...

Opera review: New 'Tosca' opens Metropolitan Opera season Los Angeles Times

At the Metropolitan Opera, a Kinky Take on a Classic New York Times

Met Opera opens to boos with muddled new 'Tosca' The Associated Press

Financial Times - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com



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